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J. W. GINTER.

AUTOMATIC COMPRESSING TANK.

APPLICATION men MAYH. 1910.

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AUTOMATIC COMPRESSING TANK.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 14. I918.

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AUTOMATIC COMPRESSING TANK.

APPLICATION FILED MAYH, ma.

Patented Dec. 2, 1919.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 2, 1919.

Application filed May 14, 1918. serial No. 234,440.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN W. .GINTER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Eau Gallie, in the county of Brevard and State of Florida,have invented new and useful Improvements in Automatic Compressing-Tanks, of which the following is a specification. p I

This invention relates to air compressors.

It is the object of this invention to utilize the surplus water. fromArtesian wells, springs, or other sources which is ordinarily wasted, asa means for compressing air so that the same may be used as motor powerfor driving machinery, etc.

I attain this object, and others which will fully disclosed, by aconstruction, .combi nation and operative arrangement of parts, a simpleand satisfactory embodiment of which being illustrated by the drawings.In the drawings, 7 Figure 1 is a perspective view of, the improvement.

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view through the same, thetank being filled with water and exhausting the same as well as ejectingthe compressed air therefrom.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view approximately on the line 3-3 ofFig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the valve box which also provides thewater inlet and outlet.

Figs. 5 and 6 illustrate details. 7 V Fig. 7 is a detail elevation ofthe valve 4e. Fig.8 is a sectional view through the said valve. I Incarrying out my improvement I employ a closed cylindrical tanklO, of adc sired size and capacity. Beneath the tank is a base 11, the samepreferably comprising a 'wooden structure including sides 12 and ends 13connecting the sides. The ends may be in the nature of spaced beams,and'the sides 12 have their edges, beyond the center of the saidsidesbeveled downwardly to one of the ends of the base, the inclinededges of the said sides being indicated by the numerals 1 1. Thus, itwill be seen, the base provides a straight upper portion for the majorportion of its length and an inclined portion for the minor part ofitslength. I

{For distinction I will refer to the elevated end of the base 11 as thefront thereof, and

one of the connecting'beams for the front is wider than the remainder,the said wid ened beam, being indicated by the numeral 15 and being letin the corners of the sides 12. The beam 15 has its central portionconcaved as at 16 to provide a rest for the tank 10, when the said tankis in one position on'the base.

The tank has secured thereon a frame, preferably constructed of metaland comprising sides 17, which are preferably of a skeleton form andconnecting members in the nature of plates 18 for the said sides. Breference to the drawings it will be note thatfthe frameis arrangednearer one end of the tank than the other'end, so that one end of thesaid frame is disposed a considerable distance away from the end of thetank r s'rarns PATENT orrrcn.

which rests on the beam 15. Arched plates 19 are secured to the sides 17of the supporting frame and are arranged around the bottom'of the tank10, the endarched members 19 resting and being secured, if desired,

upon the plates 18, but the center members 19 are in the nature ofsegments and are braced and held against the sides of. the

tank by suitable plates 20 connected to the side members of the frame.Between the brace members 19, and upon the bottom of the tank, 10 issecured a substantially rectangular box 21. This box, of course, has

openings receiving valve seats 21 and 22, the

said valve seats also entering the bottom of the tank 10 and providingcommunications between the box and the tank.

Below the valve seats 21 and 22 the box provided with openings which areclosed by plugs 24:, and these plugs are only removed when access is tobe obtained to the valves on the seats or for the adjustment of theseats. In addition to these-openings the box 21, upon one of its ends isprovided with a plurality of additional openings which are preferablythreaded and which are closed by plugs 25.

' The sides of the end thereof provided with plugs 25 has a1in-' inground openings 26 surrounded by outstanding bosses 27, and'threadedlyengagin V withthezbossesare stuffing boxes 28 whici also providebearings for; the water inlet pipe 29 and the water outlet pipe 30.

box 21, adjacent to the I pipes 29 and 30 pass through suitable bearingopenings 31 in depending means32 on the sides 17 of the supporting framefor the tank 10, and it .will thus be noted that the pipes 29 and 30provide pivots for the frame and for the tank. The pipe 29 is connectedwith the source of Water supply and the pipe 30 may lead to any placewhere water is needed for any purpose, it being understood that thewater employed has a constant flow. j I

, On the end of the pipe 29 in the box 21 is adjustably secured an arm33, and likewise on the end of the pipe 30 in the box 21 is secured asimilar arm 34. Both of these arms, adjacent their outer ends areprovided with elongated slots and with elongated transverse openingscommunicating with the slots. The slots of each of the armsreceive avalve stem, the stem 35 in the slot of the arm 33 being connected withthe intake valve 36 for the tank 10, and the stem '37 in the slot of.the arm 34 being secured to the outlet valve 38 for the said tank 10.The valve 36 opens inwardly of the box21, the valve 37 opening outwardlyof the box and inwardly of the tank.

The air line pipe is indicated by the numeral 39, the same communicatingwith the tank 10 adjacent to what Iwill term the front end thereof, saidend, for distinction being indicated bythe numeral 40,. The pipe v39 isextended overtthe tank a distance greaterthan'half of 'thelength of thetank and is provided with a round or bent portion 41 which is continueddownwardly approximately'lin a line with the center of the supportingframe for the tank. The air'pipe is thenextended outwardly, as indicatedby the numeral 42, and this extension-has arranged therein a check valve43, permitting the air to flow outwardly through the pipe, butpreventing the same returning through the pipe into the tank. Inaddition to the valve 43, the vertical leg or pipe 38 has arrangedthereon a valve 44, the casing of which being provided with. a'comparatively small" inlet, and the stem of the valve 7 hassecuredthereto a handle 45 which has its free end looselyconnected, asat 46 to a rod or bar' 47 that is pivotedas at 48 toone of the side 12of the base 11. v

. 'On' one or both of the sides 17ofthe tank frame I arrange a rack baror bars 49 upon which is suspended a yoke member 50 carrying a weight,51. The weight may be ad,- justed longitudinally of the frame. on the.rack-bars and the said weight is designed to normally tilt the end ofthe tank upon which. it is arranged before sufiicientiwater enters .thetank to-balance the same and to ,throw thein'ward end of the tankdownward bringing the said tank to substantially horizontal position.

' When the tank is arranged at an inclination the inlet valve 36 isunseated while the I outlet valve 38 isseated. The stems 35 and 37 ofthe respective valves 36 and 38 are permitted a limitedmovement throughthe slots in the arms 33 and 34, but are connected 'w'ith the said armsby pins 52 f passing through the elongated slots in the side of thearms. When the tank is in its inclined position the water flowingthrough the pipe 29 enters the box 21, flowing therefrom into the tankthrough the valve seat 22. As the tank fills the air will, of course, becompressed therein. When a predetermined quantity of water flows in'thetank '(such quantityrbeing regulated by the. adjustment of the weights51) tov overbalance the weights 51 the tank will swing to its horizontal'po-' sition, seatingthelvalve 36 and'unseating the valve 38. Thispermits the water flowing through the opening 23 providing the seat forthe valve 38 and finding an out let through the pipe 30. During thecompression of the air by the inflow of water,

such compressed air will" find an outlet through'the pipe 39 and is heldagainst reentrance by check valve 43. When the tank isswung to itshorizontal position the rod 47 acting on the pivot 46 of the valve .45,V

invention what outlet pipes, a box journaled on the ends thereof, a tanksecured to the box, adjustable weighted means arranged-adjacent one endof the tank to tilt said tank, an air outlet pipe for the tank, a checkvalve therein, a 7

second valve also arranged in said pipe, a water inlet and awater'outletvalve between the box and tank, arms supportedon the pipes and looselyreceiving the stemsof the said valves. whereby to hold the inlet valveopen and theoutlet valve closedwhen the tank is tilted, and also wherebyto hold the inlet valve. closed and the'outlet open when a volume ofwater enters the tank sufficient to overbalance the weighted meansconnected with the tank, and means for operating the second mentionedvalve in the air, pipe.

2. In a device for the purpose set forth,

the combination with" a base having a straight upper surface forthemajor portion of itslength and an inclinedsurface therebeyond, frameon-the base, a tank for the frame, an lnlet water pipe and analinedoutlet water pipe arranged transversely of the base at the juncture ofthe inclined and straight portions thereof and said pipes providingtrunnions for the frame, a boX secured to the bottom of the tank andreceiving the ends of the said pipes, adjustable weights carried by theframe whereby to tilt the latter, the tank and box, an air pipeconnected Withthe tank and having a check valve adjacent its outer end,an air inlet valve in the air pipe, a handletherefor, a rod pivotallyconnected to the base and handle, a Water inlet and a Water outlet valvebetween the boX and tank, arms ad-V justably secured on the ends of therespective inlet and outlet .Water pipes and loosely supporting saidvalves, whereby to retain the inlet valve in open position and the out-'let valve in a closed position when the tank is tilted, and also wherebyto retain the outlet valve in an open position and the inlet valve in aclosed positionWhen Water has entered the tank in a suflicient quantityto overbalanee the Weighted means on the frame. i

In testimony whereof I afiix' my signature.

JOHN W.,GINTER.

